Pee. Not pee.

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So the story related to this study hit the media a couple of weeks ago. It was technically released on Dec 24th but I guess people were less interested in the controversies related to female ejaculation while they were busy sipping egg nog and being merry with kith and kin.
And here’s where I’m struggling with this paper (and...
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Not me. I wouldn’t cheat.

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Pluralistic ignorance is this fun little term us psychology people love to use. It generally refers to people believing that others are engaging in a behaviour, while you are not. So for hooking up…one might think all of their friends are hooking up with different people every weekend while simultaneously feeling inadequate for...
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Cuddle up!

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We know that foreplay is important? But what about post-play? You know….the stuff that comes after sex?
[Personally, I like the term post-coital physical contact but I’ll use the term these researchers (one of my SRBFFs!) used in their study – post-sex affectionate behaviours]
So….would you...
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Just friends?

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I know. It’s like the oldest debate in the book. But there’s a reason why it’s the oldest debate in the book.
BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW THE GD ANSWER!
So humour me, while I bring it up just one more time…
Can men and women be just friends?
Well, I don’t care so much about the answer to that question – but if...
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Pee. Not pee.

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Not me. I wouldn’t ...

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Cuddle up!

Posted by JW on Dec 8, 20143

Just friends?

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So the story related to this study hit the media a couple of weeks ago. It was technically released on Dec 24th but I guess people were less interested in the controversies related to female ejaculation while they were busy sipping egg nog and being merry with kith and kin.
And here’s where I’m struggling with this paper (and by no means am I an expert in the female squirting/ejaculation) but the Journal of Sexual Medicine is...

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Pluralistic ignorance is this fun little term us psychology people love to use. It generally refers to people believing that others are engaging in a behaviour, while you are not. So for hooking up…one might think all of their friends are hooking up with different people every weekend while simultaneously feeling inadequate for not hooking up themselves.
So for cheating, this is a belief that cheating is very common and...

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We know that foreplay is important? But what about post-play? You know….the stuff that comes after sex?
[Personally, I like the term post-coital physical contact but I’ll use the term these researchers (one of my SRBFFs!) used in their study – post-sex affectionate behaviours]
So….would you cuddle just a little longer if you knew it would have a benefit to your relationship?
Maybe let...

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I know. It’s like the oldest debate in the book. But there’s a reason why it’s the oldest debate in the book.
BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW THE GD ANSWER!
So humour me, while I bring it up just one more time…
Can men and women be just friends?
Well, I don’t care so much about the answer to that question – but if the 750+ students who have been in my classes over the past year have told me – its that…well...

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Today I’m at home watching the Remembrance Day ceremonies. Having lived in Ottawa for a few years, I’ve been down at the National War Memorial a number of times but opted to watch it on TV so I can see what’s going on and hear (mostly because I always end up in such a crappy place and can’t see or hear anything).
I’m from BC. And in BC, Remembrance Day is a provincial statutory holiday. I’ve never understood...

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I’m gonna tell you about this qualitative study of 14 people (speaking of judgey-ness, it’s qual; relax at the low numbers) who were interviewed about their use of video chat in long-distance relationships (LDRs, btw). And that was the only requirement to be in the study: report that using video chat was the primary manner in which you maintained contact with your LDR partner.
Now what I do like about this study...

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I’ve built a lot of my career based on tearing down gender differences. I literally got into this business because of a third year undergrad paper I wrote examining gender differences in when sex first happens in a new relationship. This led me to do my honours thesis on women’s reasons for engaging in casual sex (they do it for the same reasons that men do, fyi and as if that isn’t one of the most “duh” eliciting...

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So in the spirit of thanksgiving and the hype around turkeys, I thought we would stray from our typical turkey dump topic (you can re-read it later…you know, la rupture de le dindon) and instead – talk about animal penises.
Which are obviously one of the most fascinating things to research.
And clearly the funnest thing to talk about. Anyone who says they don’t want to talk about animal penises are...

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I love love love what I did my PhD in (casual sex, baby) but there are two topics that I would consider as alternates if I had to do it again: jealousy in relationships and how we count sex partners!
Combine the jealousy with my love for all that is sexy evolutionary research and voila – here we go.
So basically I just cannot ignore the massive contribution that our ancestral mating behaviours have on our...

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Polyamory.
It’s a “lifestyle in which a person or people pursue simultaneous intimate – romantic and/or sexual – relationships with the explicit consent from all partners.” What’s very interesting from a research perspective (or maybe I just think these things are cool) is that there are some researchers that believe that polyamory should be considered a stand-alone orientation (not just a...

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We love to talk about the experienced man de-flowering a young, innocent woman. But what about when the tables are turned and it’s an experienced woman de-flowering a young, innocent man?
Turns out it’s not all that uncommon!
And here’s what the ladies had to say about it…
College students in a human sexuality class of 350 students were asked to submit stories of an experienced female having sexual intercourse...

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I got into a debate a little while ago with someone regarding whether or not using a couple profile photo (aka dyadic photo) on a singles dating site is a good idea.
My immediate position – and one that I firmly hold onto – is that couple profile pictures should.not.be.used. Here’s why:
1. It’s confusing as fuck. Who is this person? If it’s an opposite sex person in your photo on a hetero dating...

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What is the story with vibrators? Did the smartest woman alive create them? Probably. Whether or not that is reflected in the history is another story.
So for some specific history 101, check out this article which gives a nice overview of vibrators and their historical development.
Here are a couple of pics of these original vibrators to give you a sense of what they looked like. One word: scary.
Second word: scary.
At least...

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What’s the most ideal temperature to have sex in? Think about that temperature. We’ll come back to that…
But let’s talk about sex now.
It’s weird, right? It’s actually really weird. Like….it’s kinda disgusting.
Think about it.
You get in some state of undress. Most likely naked.
You thrust. You rub bodies against other naked bodies.
You make these guttural animal noises…that in any other context...

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I'm a sex researcher. This is my blog. You will find things here are sexual, risqué (I like to push the envelope), potentially offending, fun, but most of all, real. Read, reflect, comment, email me to vent or challenge me, or just spark some sexy conversation with the people in your own life. Tweet me up at @JocelynWentland